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| Title | Book of Hours, Italy, late 15th century, fragment. |
| Description | A Book of Hours was the primary text for private lay devotion in the late middle ages and Renaissance. Consisting of the cycle of prayers to be recited at the eight canonical hours or established times for prayers throughout the day, the content of a Book of Hours centers on devotion to the Virgin Mary. Although the text dates to the tenth century, when it was used exclusively by members of the clergy, Books of Hours emerged to meet the needs of lay people who wished to organize their daily lives around regular hours for prayer. A Book of Hours typically included a liturgical calendar, psalms, creeds, and hymns. Books of Hours were widely-admired and desired luxury items, usually tailored by professional scribes and artists according to the owner's taste and wealth. Often the text was decorated with gold and silver illuminations or miniature paintings depicting the life of Jesus or scenes from the Gospels. This fifteenth century leaf actually is a bifolium or single sheet of vellum which would be folded to make two leaves with 13 lines on each leaf. Markings at the center indicate where the leaves were gathered in to groups or quires and sewn together to create the spine of the book. |
| Subject |
Book of Hours--Italy--Illustrations Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--Italy Manuscripts, Medieval Illuminations 1200-1500 |
| Language Name | Latin |
| Language Script | Gothic rotunda |
| Place Original | Italy |
| Date Original | 1475? |
| Object Type | Illuminated manuscripts |
| Ornamentation | A two line illuminated initial is within a larger initial in red, brown infill in a square border. One line illuminated and blue initials are adorned with pen flourishes in red or purple. Border consisting of candelabrum figures in blue, red, and gold supporting a floriated arrangement of seed heads in matching hues. |
| Source | 15.5 x 21.0 cm. vellum bifolium from an illuminated manuscript (s.xv ex). Item no. 2006.mss.09 in the Pzena Collection, University of Louisville Rare Books. |
| Citation Information | See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/mss#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file). |
| Collection | Illuminating the Manuscript Leaves |
| Collection Website | http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/mss/ |
| Digital Publisher | University of Louisville Rare Books |
| Format | image/jp2 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://louisville.edu/library/archives/copies Please cite the Image Number when ordering. |
| Image Number | ULRB 2006.mss.09 |
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| Title | Book of Hours, Italy, late 15th century, fragment - Side 1 |
| Citation Information | See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/mss#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file). |
| Collection | Illuminating the Manuscript Leaves |
| Collection Website | http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/mss/ |
| Digital Publisher | University of Louisville Rare Books |
| Format | image/jp2 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://louisville.edu/library/archives/copies Please cite the Image Number when ordering. |
| Image Number | 2006.mss.09r |
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